Hacking the Wild (2017–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Curse of the Jungle - full transcript

Quitmeyer: I'M IN THE REMOTE,
DEADLY JUNGLES OF THE TROPICS.

THE BIGGEST DANGERS
ARE THE FLASH FLOODS...

LOOK AT THIS!
IT'S JUST MUD!

...AND INCREDIBLY STEEP
MOUNTAINS.

IT'S SWALLOWING ME!

ANY TECH I BUILD
WILL HAVE TO OVERCOME

SOME OF THE WETTEST, MOST
RUGGED TERRAIN IN THE PLANET.

IF MY TECH CAN'T SURVIVE HERE,
NEITHER CAN I.

SCREW YOU, JUNGLE!

SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES
HAVEN'T CHANGED

IN THOUSANDS OF YEARS...



FOOD, WATER, SHELTER.

WE STILL USE THE SAME
TECHNIQUES AS CAVEMEN.

IT'S TIME FOR AN UPGRADE.

THERE WE GO.

THE SIMPLE TECHNOLOGY
THAT MOST OF US USE EVERY DAY

CAN TRANSFORM SURVIVAL
IN RADICAL WAYS.

LET'S BUILD A FIRE.

THIS IS MY MISSION.

AND I'M GOING TO
STAKE MY LIFE ON IT.

[ GRUNTS ]

ARMED WITH EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGY
AND SIMPLE SCIENCE,

I'LL TAKE ON SOME OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS PLACES ON EARTH

AS I HACK MY WAY
BACK TO CIVILIZATION.

WHOO!



THIS IS "HACKING THE WILD."

THESE REMOTE TROPICAL JUNGLES,
LARGELY UNTOUCHED BY MAN,

ARE SOME OF THE DEADLIEST
IN THE WORLD.

INESCAPABLE VALLEYS CAN
SUDDENLY PLUNGE 1,000 FEET.

DEEP GRASS CAN TRAP YOU
JUST LIKE QUICKSAND.

AND THE WEATHER CAN
BECOME LIFE-THREATENING

IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.

RECENTLY, TWO HIKERS WERE
CAUGHT OFF GUARD

BY A FLASH FLOOD AND GOT
STRANDED IN THIS JUNGLE.

THEY BARELY SURVIVED UNTIL
THEY WERE RESCUED AFTER 4 DAYS.

AND NOW I'M HEADING
INTO THE SAME PLACE.

MY GOAL IS TO ESCAPE THE HIGH
MOUNTAINS OF THIS JUNGLE

TO A POPULATED AREA
AT SEA LEVEL

IN FEWER THAN 4 DAYS
USING TECHNOLOGY AS MY TOOL.

IF I CAN DO THIS, I'LL HAVE
DONE MORE THAN JUST SURVIVED.

I'LL HAVE CREATED
A WHOLE NEW WAY TO DO IT.

SINCE I'VE NEVER BUILT TECH
IN THIS SPECIFIC JUNGLE,

I WANT TO MEET WITH
CHARLIE COBB ADAMS,

WHO'S LIVED AND WORKED
IN THESE MOUNTAINS

FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

HEY, CHARLIE!
HEY, ANDY!

I WAS TOLD TO COME
FIND YOU OUT HERE

'CAUSE YOU'RE THE GUY
WHO GOES IN AND GETS PEOPLE

WHEN PEOPLE GO
MISSING, RIGHT?

YEP.
I'M THE GUY.

I FIND THE CLOTHES.

I FIND THE EQUIPMENT.

BUT I NEVER FOUND THEIR BODIES.
[ LAUGHS ]

ONLY BROUGHT ONE GUY OUT...
ONLY ONE GUY OUT OF SEVEN.

BECAUSE WE HAVE
A LOT OF WILD BOAR,

IF YOU DIED,
THEY'LL START EATING THE BODY.

AND PIGS ARE KNOWN TO CRACK BONE
AND ACTUALLY EAT IT.

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO
TO WARD THE PIGS OFF?

ACTUALLY, I THINK

I'LL BE MORE WORRIED
ABOUT THE NUMBER-ONE KILLER...

WHAT'S THAT?
...IN TROPICS... MOSQUITOES.

EVEN IF I DON'T CONTRACT
A DEADLY DISEASE,

BITES CAN LEAD TO INFECTION

AND SWARMS CAN MAKE
SLEEP IMPOSSIBLE,

WHICH MEANS MY ODDS
OF ACCIDENTAL INJURY SKYROCKET.

I BASICALLY HAVE
A LABORATORY ON MY BACK.

LET ME SEE WHAT
YOU GOT IN THERE.

OKAY.

EVERYTHING I'M GOING TO SURVIVE
WITH, I CARRY IN MY BACKPACK.

INSIDE, I HAVE SOME
EVERYDAY ELECTRONICS,

THE KIND THAT MOST
OF US TRAVEL WITH.

THEN I HAVE MY STANDARD
ELECTRONICS KIT

THAT INCLUDES DIODES
AND A SOLDERING IRON.

I'M ALSO EQUIPPED WITH A FEW
THINGS ANY DAY TRIPPER

MIGHT COME TO THE JUNGLE
WITH... JUNGLE CLOTHES,

A SMALL LENGTH OF ROPE,
AND A BASIC MACHETE.

WITH ALL OF THIS,
I HOPE TO PROVE

SOME NEW METHODS OF SURVIVAL.

I THOUGHT IT WAS MOSTLY
FOOD YOU HAD IN THERE.

OH, NO.

AND I ALSO HAVE THIS.

IT'S, LIKE,
A PORTABLE STUDIO.

I HAVE ALL MY TOOLS READY
FOR WHATEVER I NEED.

I GOT SOME, JUST,
SAFETY GLASSES, RIGHT.

ARE YOU FOR REAL OR WHAT?

UH...

THIS JUNGLE IS DEADLY.

HOW CAN I PUT IT
INTO PERSPECTIVE?

I'VE BEEN IN A FLASH FLOOD
MANY TIMES.

THE FIRST THING
YOU'RE GONNA HEAR

IS A LOUD,
THUNDEROUS NOISE.

IF THE FLOOD'S COMING,
AND I HEAR ALL THAT NOISE, LIKE,

HOW MUCH TIME DO I GOT?

YOU GOT 5 SECONDS.
AND YOU'RE DEAD.

OH.
YEAH.

I NOW REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS
THIS JOURNEY WILL BE.

THAT'S WHY I'M GIVING CHARLIE
A GPS TO TRACK MY EVERY MOVE.

IF THINGS DO TAKE
A TURN FOR THE WORSE,

AT LEAST HE'LL KNOW
WHERE TO FIND ME.

I'LL SEE YOU
ON THE OTHER SIDE.

AND HOPEFULLY NOT
FROM INSIDE OF A BOAR.

IS THIS IT?
YEP. THIS IS IT.

MAHALO.

ALOHA.

HE'S GOING INTO
SOME NO-MAN'S LAND.

I'M WORRIED.

DIDN'T REALIZE HOW, UH,
STEEP THE JUNGLE CAN GET.

FIRST THING I HAVE TO DO
IS GET OFF THIS MOUNTAIN.

A TRADITIONAL SURVIVALIST

WOULD SUGGEST SLOWLY
TREKKING ALONG THE RIDGE

UNTIL YOU REACH THE BOTTOM.

THE OTHER WAY IS TO CLIMB
STRAIGHT DOWN

TO THE VALLEY BELOW,

TRY TO FIND A RIVER THAT WILL
LEAD ME RIGHT TO THE OCEAN.

THIS IS FASTER,

BUT, BECAUSE OF THE FLASH
FLOODS CHARLIE WARNED ME ABOUT,

IS MUCH MORE DANGEROUS.

TRYING TO GO DOWN HERE.

I'M BETTING THAT MY TECH
CAN OVERCOME THOSE DANGERS.

SO I'M GONNA TAKE THAT RISK.

IT'S PRETTY INSANE.

JUST GONNA TRY TO... UH-OH.

WHOA!

OKAY.

IT'S LIKE A STRAIGHT DROP.

IF I'M GOING TO DESCEND
THIS STEEP CLIFF,

I NEED A NEW WAY TO DO IT

'CAUSE I'M LOSING
DAYLIGHT QUICKLY.

THIS LIGHTWEIGHT ROPE IS
INCREDIBLY STRONG.

BUT I ONLY HAVE 50 FEET OF IT

AND A LONG DESCENT
TO THE VALLEY FLOOR.

TRADITIONAL CLIMBING TECHNIQUES
WOULD HAVE ME DOUBLE IT

OVER AROUND A TREE

SO THAT I COULD
LOWER MYSELF DOWN

AND THEN PULL THE OTHER LENGTH
OF THE ROPE BACK WITH ME.

BUT THAT CUTS ME DOWN TO JUST,
LIKE, 25 FEET AT A TIME.

AND IT'S GONNA TAKE
FOREVER TO GET DOWN HERE.

IF I COULD FIND A WAY TO SECURE
A CONNECTION AT THE TOP

WHILE REMOTELY RELEASING IT
FROM THE BOTTOM,

I COULD USE THE FULL
50 FEET OF ROPE

AND ONLY HAVE HALF THE SETUPS
OF TRADITIONAL CLIMBING.

SO I'VE GOT THESE SUPERSTRONG
RINGS AND PINS.

I CAN TIE THE ROPE ONTO ONE END
AND HAVE THEM READY TO RELEASE

FROM WHEREVER IT'S ATTACHED

BY HOOKING THIS PIN UP
TO THE SERVO.

THESE LITTLE MOTORS
ARE ALL AROUND US.

SERVOS ALLOW
FOR PRECISION MOVEMENT

IN THINGS LIKE AUTOMATIC DOORS
AND PRINTERS.

BUT I NEED TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO RELEASE THE ROPE

WHEN I'M HANGING OFF
A CLIFF 50 FEET BELOW.

I MIGHT BE ABLE
TO USE THIS LASER

TO SHOOT THE LITTLE PHOTO DIODE

AND GET IT TO TALK TO THE SERVO
TO TELL IT TO RELEASE.

WHEN THERE'S NO LIGHT
TO BE CLOSED AND LOCKED.

AND WHEN IT DOES SENSE LIGHT...
WHOOP... TO OPEN UP

AND RELEASE THE ROBOT HAND
TO BRING IT BACK DOWN TO ME.

FINALLY, I'M GONNA USE
THIS GLASSES CASE

TO PROTECT MY NEW GADGET
AS IT FALLS BACK DOWN TO ME.

CHARLIE WASN'T KIDDING ABOUT
THESE MOSQUITOES OUT HERE.

[ GROANS ]

CLOUD OF THEM.

THE LIGHT SENSOR IS PLUGGED
INTO THE CONTROLLER.

IF I TURN IT ON, OKAY.

AND NOW I CAN GIVE IT
A TEST WITH THE LASER.

HEY! PERFECT!

AND OUR RING IS NOW
FREELY DANGLING.

THIS IS THE BEST SPOT
I COULD FIND SO FAR.

BUT ALREADY, I'M HAVING
LOTS OF SECOND THOUGHTS.

THE FOOTING'S TERRIBLE.

EVERYTHING'S WET.
IT'S CRUMBLY.

SO I THINK I'M GONNA
SEND MY BACKPACK FIRST.

LOCKED AND LOADED.

SEND IT DOWN.

[BLEEP]

WHOA!

THE ROPE'S PRETTY STRONG.
I'M JUST GONNA GO FOR IT.

OKAY. HERE WE GO.

THE BAG MADE IT.

I JUST HOPE I WILL.

SHOOT!

OKAY.

GOT TO SEE IF I CAN GET THE...
GET THE THING BACK.

[ GROANS ]

HERE'S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH

TO SEE IF I CAN ACTUALLY
GET MY ROPE BACK.

COME ON.

TO HELP WITH A QUICKER DESCENT,

I NEED MY LASER
IN A READY-TO-GO POSITION

AT ALL TIMES.

I'VE MADE A LITTLE LEI.

AND MY LASER POPPED RIGHT ON.

OKAY.

THIS WASN'T DANGEROUS
OR CRAZY ENOUGH YET.

TRYING DESCENT AGAIN.

HAULING YOU BACK
TO BASE COMMAND, ROBOT HAND.

AND I GOT IT.

IT JUST KEEPS GOING.

EVEN THOUGH MY ROBOT HAND
IS WORKING AS EXPECTED,

THIS DESCENT IS FARTHER
THAN I ESTIMATED.

I'M NOT ONLY BEHIND SCHEDULE,

BUT I'M TRAPPED

ON A DANGEROUSLY STEEP
MOUNTAINSIDE.

I HAVE NO SHELTER OR FOOD.

I'M NOT READY FOR THE NIGHT.

OUR SHELTER OUT HERE,

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO NEED
TO GET AWAY FROM THE CENTIPEDES

AND NOT BE ON THE GROUND.

I'VE BEEN DOING THIS RIDGE SIDE
THE WHOLE DAY.

NOW THERE'S NO LIGHT.

I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.
THIS IS REALLY STUPID.

LAST NIGHT WAS MISERABLE.

I HAD NO FOOD,
NO WATER, NO SHELTER.

I'M HALFWAY DOWN A STEEP CLIFF.

I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET
CAUGHT OFF GUARD AGAIN.

THE JUNGLE FLOOR IS RIGHT THERE.
I'M GETTING OFF THIS RIDGE.

KIND OF SHARP ROCK DROP HERE.

OH, YEAH.
DROP THE ROPE.

HOPEFULLY, THIS TREE WORKS!

THE GROUND'S REAL SOFT.

IT CUSHIONS THE IMPACT.

LET'S GET OUR ROBOT HAND DOWN.

THERE WE GO.
NICE.

THIS PART WAS EASY,
IN TERMS OF NAVIGATION.

I JUST GO DOWN.

BUT NOW I GOT TO STRIKE OUT
INTO THIS MESS.

I'VE REACHED THE BOTTOM
OF THE CLIFF.

THE COASTLINE SHOULD BE
TO THE NORTHEAST.

SO MY QUICKEST ESCAPE PLAN

IS TO MAKE
A STRAIGHT PATH THERE.

Adams: I'M IMPRESSED.

I'M IMPRESSED HE MADE
IT THIS FAR.

NOW HE'S GOING
TO GO INTO THE JUNGLE.

AND THAT'LL BE
REALLY, REALLY DIFFICULT.

IN THAT AREA
WHERE HE ENTERED,

THAT PLACE GETS ALMOST 400
INCHES OF RAIN A YEAR.

Quitmeyer: THIS IS GONNA BE
MY LAST REAL LANDMARK

WHERE I KNOW WHERE I CAME FROM

AND I KNOW
WHERE I GOT TO GET TO.

SO BEFORE I GET OUT THERE
AND GET MYSELF TERRIBLY LOST,

I'M GONNA NEED TO MAKE
MY OWN NAVIGATIONAL AID

THAT'LL GUIDE ME THROUGH
ALL OF THIS JUNGLEYNESS.

LAPTOPS OFFER A COMPLETE
ECOSYSTEM OF PARTS.

AND I'M LOOKING FOR A TINY PIN
FROM THE DVD DRIVE.

GOT A GOOD, EASILY CHARGEABLE
COMPASS NEEDLE.

OKAY.

YOU CAN JUST WRAP
SOME WIRE AROUND IT.

GONNA TOUCH THAT
TO THE POSITIVE SIDE.

THERE WE GO.

THIS ALLOWS ELECTRICITY
TO FLOW AROUND THE NEEDLE,

MAKING IT SUPER-MAGNETIZED.

NOW I NEED TO PLACE THE PIN
IN A FRICTIONLESS ENVIRONMENT

SO IT CAN SPIN FREELY.

THIS THING'S ALSO KIND OF HEAVY.

IT'S NOT GONNA
JUST SIT ON WATER.

SO I NEED TO MAKE
A TINY BOAT FOR IT.

MAYBE IT'LL FLOAT AROUND FOR ME.

SOME WATER OVER HERE.

LITTLE MUDDY,
BUT I THINK IT'LL DO.

SO, WE GOT OUR NEEDLE.
WE GOT OUR LITTLE LEAF BOAT.

HEY! THERE WE GO.

I'LL ALWAYS KNOW
WHERE NORTH IS.

ONWARD.

GOT SOME GUAVAS.

OH!

THESE ARE LIFESAVERS.

MMM.

THIS IS THE FIRST FOOD WE GOT.

I'M LIKE A BIG GUAVA BEAR.

[ GROANS ]

THIS STUFF'S NOT ONLY SO THICK,
THERE ARE MOSQUITOES EVERYWHERE.

THESE THINGS ARE GONNA
JUST COMPLETELY COVER ME

AND TURN ME
INTO A MOSQUITO FEAST.

OKAY.

IF I'M GOING TO GET
ANY SLEEP TONIGHT,

I NEED SOME WAY TO KEEP
THE MOSQUITOS AT BAY.

AND I THINK THE ANSWER
LIES IN MY LAPTOP.

I'VE GOT MY BRIGHT-BLUE L.E.D.

BUT I NEED SOMETHING
TO ACT TO DIFFUSE IT

AND SPREAD THIS LIGHT OUT

SO ALL THE INSECTS
IN THE JUNGLE HERE

CAN REALLY SEE IT

AND REALLY GET ATTRACTED TO IT
IN THE WHOLE 360 VIEW.

THE KEY TO THIS BUG ZAPPER

IS HAVING TWO SEPARATE PANELS
OF CHARGED COPPER WIRE

THAT MUST NOT TOUCH EACH OTHER.

WHEN THE MOSQUITO TRIES
TO FLY THROUGH THE SCREEN

AND TOUCHES EACH ONE,

IT'LL COMPLETE THE CIRCUIT
AND GET ZAPPED INTO OBLIVION.

AND THESE CRAFTS
CAN BE SEEN AS TEDIOUS.

BUT IT'S ALSO VERY MEDITATIVE,

WHERE YOU CAN PLAN OUT
THE NEXT STAGES

OF YOUR JOURNEY IN A WAY

THAT YOUR BRAIN'S NOT
IN PANIC MODE.

SO, INSIDE THIS CAMERA,

THERE'S A CAPACITOR THERE
THAT POWERS THIS FLASH.

THIS GUY'S GONNA BUILD UP
ALL OF THIS POWER FOR US

TO GIVE US AN INSTANT
OF FLASHING ZAPITUDE.

SO NOW I'VE GOT
THE ZAPPING FRONT,

THE DIFFUSER,
PUT THE L.E.D. IN TOP.

AND THIS WHOLE THING'LL LIGHT UP

AND BE AN ATTRACTIVE
BEACON OF DEATH.

TONIGHT, I'LL BE READY
WHEN THE MOSQUITOES COME.

LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SOME
BIG RAIN CLOUDS COMING IN.

SO I NEED TO FIGURE OUT SOME WAY
TO SET UP A QUICK SHELTER

'CAUSE I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

DECADES OF THICK GRASS

HAVE HIDDEN THE OPENING
OF A DEEP OLD LAVA TUBE.

BY SPREADING MY ARMS WIDE
AND LEANING BACK HARD,

I'M ABLE TO KEEP
FROM SINKING ANY FURTHER.

MY GOAL IS TO ESCAPE
THIS JUNGLE IN 4 DAYS.

I'M ALREADY 2 DAYS IN
AND STRUGGLING

THROUGH A FIELD
WITH TALL, TANGLING GRASS.

Adams: THAT'S
A PRETTY DANGEROUS AREA.

HAD A LOT OF GUYS
GET LOST OUT THERE.

HE'S FACING GUINEA GRASS, WHICH
HAS A LOT OF FIBERS ON IT...

Quitmeyer: DANG.

...THAT ACTUALLY CAN LEAVE
YOU WITH SLICES.

I'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT GETTING A SHELTER.

I GOT TO FIND ONE QUICK.

ALL RIGHT.
OVER HERE IS A NICE LITTLE HOLE.

IF I COULD...

IF I COULD JUST KIND OF MOLE
MY WAY INTO THIS,

GO AT IT HORIZONTALLY,

I COULD HAVE A PREBUILT
KIND OF GRASS CAVE,

GRASS HUT THAT'S
ALL READY FOR ME.

IT'S MY SECOND NIGHT.

AND I'M FINALLY BUILDING
MY FIRST SHELTER.

BUT I'M LOSING LIGHT QUICKLY.

WHICH MEANS IT'S GOING
TO BE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.

GOT TO GET OUT OF THIS RAIN,
INTO MY SNUGGLY HOLE.

BUT I JUST NEED A WAY
TO KEEP THIS GRASS OFF OF ME.

I JUST GOT TO GET SOME OF THOSE
STICKS BACK IN NOW,

JUST HOLD IT UP AND OFF OF ME
TO KEEP THE MOISTURE OUT.

GET A CROSS BEAM.

OH, YEAH!
REALLY OPENS UP.

CHUCK SOME STICKS IN THE SIDE,

MAKE SOME KIND OF RAFTERS,
HOLD UP THIS POCKET.

AND THEN I THINK
I SHOULD BE GOOD.

WITH A BREAK IN THE RAIN,
I'M ON A SEARCH FOR PROTEIN

'CAUSE ALL I'VE EATEN IS FRUIT.

I'M ON A BUG HUNT.

IF I COULD FIND A GOOD ROCK
OR LOG TO TIP OVER,

THERE'D BE A LOT OF NICE
BEETLE LARVAE UNDER THERE.

WHAT THE HELL?
IS THAT A PINEAPPLE?

I DIDN'T FIND ANY GRUBS,
BUT AT LEAST I CAN EAT.

AND I CAN ALSO USE THIS
PINEAPPLE FOR SOMETHING ELSE.

THERE ARE LOTS OF WAYS
TO MAKE A FIRE.

AND THIS PINEAPPLE GIVES
ME AN OPPORTUNITY

TO GENERATE ENOUGH ELECTRICITY
TO CREATE A SPARK.

YOU PUT COPPER
AND YOU PUT SOME ZINC

INTO A KIND OF ACID THING,

YOU CAN MAKE
A BIG CITRUS BATTERY.

IF YOU MAKE ENOUGH CHUNKS
TO GO IN SERIES,

YOU CAN GET A DECENTLY
HIGH VOLTAGE.

WHERE DID MY COPPER WIRE GO?

I'M GONNA START TWISTING UP
SOME OF THIS GALVANIZED WIRE.

I'VE GOT ZINC IN IT.

WE CAN GET A VOLTAGE

OFF OF THESE LITTLE CELLS
THAT WE'VE MADE HERE.

SO IN ORDER TO SAVE UP

THIS LITTLE TRICKLE CURRENT
WE'RE GETTING,

WE'RE MAKING A BIG BANK
OF THESE CAPACITORS.

THE LINKED PINEAPPLE PIECES
DON'T INSTANTLY

PRODUCE THE AMOUNT
OF ELECTRICITY

I NEED TO SPARK A FIRE.

BUT I CAN USE A CAPACITOR
TO STORE THE ELECTRICITY.

ONCE THE CAPACITOR
HAS ABOUT 8 VOLTS,

I SHOULD BE ABLE
TO SPARK A FIRE.

BEEN GOING FOR ABOUT
HALF AN HOUR HERE CHARGING UP.

FIVE VOLTS.

AND IT'S GOING PRETTY GOOD.
THIS IS BANGIN'.

IF WE JUST LET THIS COOK FOR
MAYBE ANOTHER 20, 30 MINUTES,

WE SHOULD HAVE A QUICK,
JUICY FIRE STARTER LEFT.

I'M SEEING THESE TREES
THE WHOLE WAY DOWN.

THEY'RE SUPER WEIRD.

IF YOU PEEL ON
THE INSIDES, BONE-DRY.

THIS IS, LIKE, THE KINDLING
YOU COULD ONLY DREAM OF.

AND IT'S SOFT AND FLUFFY.

I CAN LAY MY HEAD
DOWN ON IT AT NIGHT.

IT'S GONNA MAKE GREAT BEDDING.

I'M GONNA NEED SOMETHING
TO ARC THESE CAPACITORS

CHARGED BY THE PINEAPPLE.

I HAVE SOME STEEL WOOL,
WHICH HAS A MILLION USES.

LET'S SEE IF THIS WORKS.

YEAH!

OKAY, KEEP IT GOING, ANDY.
KEEP GOING.

I CAN EVEN RECHARGE
THE CAPACITORS AGAIN

TO HAVE A FIRE TOMORROW NIGHT.

OKAY.

I'VE GOT THE BUG ZAPPER
IN PLACE, LIT UP NOW.

SO I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF THIS
EXTRA STEEL WOOL HERE.

I'M JUST GONNA PASS IT
THROUGH THERE

AS IF IT'S A TINY BUG.

OH! OKAY.

OH.

SO THERE YOU SEE.

IT WORKS.
IT'S ZAPPING THEM.

MY STOMACH'S KIND OF STARTING
TO REACT TO ALL THE GUAVAS.

BUT I GOT TO KEEP
POPPING THEM INTO ME.

GETTING SOME REST
WILL HELP ME CLEAR MY HEAD,

NOT MAKE SO MANY
STUPID DECISIONS...

...AND HELP ME KEEP GOING.

THIS THICK UNDERGROWTH
HAS REALLY SLOWED ME DOWN.

TOMORROW, I HAVE
TO FIND A RIVER,

WHICH IS MY BEST CHANCE
OF REACHING THE COAST

AND MAKING IT OUT OF HERE.

IT'S DAY 3.

I'VE GOT TO COVER
A LOT OF GROUND TODAY.

BUT ALREADY, I DON'T LIKE THE
LOOK OF THOSE TREES UP AHEAD.

THIS TERRAIN'S SO WEIRD.

FINDING A RIVER IS MY BEST HOPE
OF GETTING TO THE COAST FAST.

Adams: OKAY, SO, NOW HE'S
HEADING INTO THE HAU JUNGLE.

HAU IS ONE OF THE MOST
FORMIDABLE PLANT LIFE

TO TRAVERSE.

I'LL ALWAYS TRY AND LOOK
FOR AN EASIER WAY AROUND IT.

THE ONLY TIME I ENTER
IS IF I HAVE NO CHOICE.

WHAT'S STUCK ON ME?

THIS IS STUPID.

EVERYTHING SUCKS.

I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THE BOARS,

BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY
ANYTHING BIGGER THAN A MOUSE

CAN GET THROUGH ANY OF THIS.

THAT'S WHAT SCARY
ABOUT THE WILD.

SCREW YOU, JUNGLE!

PLACE IS NUTS.

I COME OUT OF THIS
TRICKY STUFF, FINALLY.

AND THERE'S A LITERAL,
LIKE, WALL OF BAMBOO HERE NOW.

THE BAMBOO'S SPACED APART
PRETTY GOOD.

SO MAYBE I CAN FREE UP
MY FEET, AT LEAST,

SO IT'S PRETTY CLEAR
ON THE GROUND.

AND I'LL BE ABLE TO JUST
KIND OF NAVIGATE THROUGH THERE.

I'M FIGHTING TO GET
THROUGH EVERY STEP HERE.

OH! OKAY.

THERE'S A BUNCH
OF THESE DRY LOGS

THAT ARE STUCK UP
IN THE BAMBOO UP THERE.

THEY GIVE YOU A GOOD BONK
ON THE HEAD WHEN THEY FALL DOWN.

Adams: ANDY, HERE, LOOKS LIKE
HE'S ZIGZAGGING ALL OVER THE PLACE.

IT'S THE BAMBOO FOREST
THAT HE RAN INTO.

IN FACT, THAT BAMBOO FOREST
IS SO THICK, IT'S LIKE A JAIL.

STUPID.

THIS ROUTE WAS SUPPOSED
TO SAVE ME TIME.

BUT NOW I FEEL TRAPPED.

AND MY PATIENCE
IS WEARING THIN.

OH!

I FINALLY GOT A BREAK HERE.
WE GOT SOME RUNNING WATER.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT
OF A BREEZE COMING THROUGH.

THESE MOSQUITOES KEEP
EATING MY FACE.

BUT HOPEFULLY, IT'LL BE LESS
THAN THE KIND OF SWAMPIER PARTS.

I THINK
IT'S A PRETTY DECENT SPOT

TO GET THE BASE CAMP GOING.

THIS IS REALLY
GOOD BUILDING MATERIAL.

BUT IT'S TERRIBLE
WALKING-THROUGH MATERIAL.

BECAUSE OF FLASH FLOODS,
SLEEPING HERE IS A HUGE RISK.

BUT I THINK IF
I CAN ELEVATE MY SHELTER

AND COME UP WITH SOME KIND
OF EARLY-WARNING SYSTEM,

IT'S A RISK WORTH TAKING.

THE WATER'S MOVING,

WHICH SHOULD WARD OFF
SOME MORE OF THOSE MOSQUITOES.

I GET SOME MORE POWER
OUT OF THAT.

I THOUGHT I GOT A NICE,
EARLY START ON THIS.

BUT, AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT'S GETTING DARK.

IT'S GETTING WET.

WATER BELOW ME, WATER ABOVE ME.

I GOT SOME FIRE GOING UP HERE.

BUT I GOT TO KEEP FEEDING IT
TO KEEP IT GOING.

I WANT A NICE SOURCE OF LIGHT

THAT CAN KEEP
GOING ALL NIGHT FOR ME.

SO I'M GONNA TRY TO GET TOGETHER
A CONTINUOUS SOURCE OF LIGHT,

POSSIBLY USING ALL THIS ENERGY
FLOWING PAST ME IN THIS RIVER.

WHEN WE MADE THE COMPASS,

WE USED ELECTRICITY
TO CREATE A MAGNETIC FIELD.

WITH GENERATORS,
THE EXACT OPPOSITE ALSO WORKS.

THERE'S A BUNCH OF MAGNETS
AND A BUNCH OF COILS OF WIRE.

IF WE CAN GET THESE SPINNING,

IT GENERATES
AN ELECTRIC POTENTIAL.

I'VE RESHAPED THE DVD DRIVE
CASE TO BECOME A PROPELLER.

I'M USING A PIECE
OF MY HIKING STICK

AS A SHAFT TO KEEP THE
GENERATOR AWAY FROM THE WATER.

WHEN THE CURRENT TURNS
MY DVD TRAY PROPELLER,

THE HIKING STICK SHAFT
WILL ALSO SPIN,

TURNING THE GENERATOR,

WHICH WILL PRODUCE ELECTRICITY
FOR AS LONG AS THE WATER FLOWS.

YOU GOT TO FIGURE OUT
THE RIGHT POSITION.

BUT THEN THE RIVER
JUST KIND OF TAKES IT.

IT JUST KEEPS GOING.

WE GOT FREE ENERGY.

THIS IS AWESOME.

GOT MY CAMP LIT UP.

NOW I NEED TO FOCUS
ON A FLOOD ALARM.

I CAN'T GET THIS IDEA
OF FLASH FLOODS OUT OF MY MIND.

THE RAIN THAT COMES FROM ALL
OVER THE RIDGE CAN DROP IN HERE.

SO I'M TRYING TO BUILD MYSELF
A KIND OF EARLY-WARNING SYSTEM.

SO WHEN THE WATER
RAISES TOO QUICKLY,

IT'S GONNA HAVE A STRING
THAT GOES OVER IT.

THIS IS GONNA START FLYING
WITH THE WATER.

IT'S GONNA TUG ON IT,
TRIGGER MY ALARM.

[ ALARM BLARING ]

AND I'LL KNOW I NEED
TO GET OUT OF HERE.

I'VE SPENT 3 DAYS
IN THIS CHALLENGING JUNGLE.

I NEED TO MAKE IT OUT TOMORROW,
NO MATTER WHAT.

TO DO THAT, I HAVE TO GET
PLENTY OF SLEEP TONIGHT.

LAST NIGHT, I WAS HEARING
THE BUG ZAPPER

GO ALL NIGHT LONG.

BUT I WAS STILL JUST GETTING
EATING UP IN THAT GRASS HOLE.

I THINK IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE

I'M BUILDING UP ALL THIS CO2
WHILE I'M BREATHING.

AND THE MOSQUITOES
ARE REALLY DRAWN TO THAT,

AS WELL
AS THIS BRIGHT-BLUE LIGHT.

WHEN AN ANIMAL'S
GOING AFTER SOMETHING,

THEY DON'T LIKE IT
JUST FOR ONE REASON.

THEY LIKE IT FOR MANY
DIFFERENT REASONS.

IF IT LOOKS TASTY,
IT SMELLS TASTY,

AND IT FEELS TASTY, THAT MEANS
IT'S PROBABLY REALLY TASTY.

SO WHAT I NEED TO DO
IS FIGURE OUT

A WAY TO PUMP THIS CO2

THAT I'M EXCRETING
OUT AWAY FROM MY BODY

AND LURE THEM
INTO THIS DEATHTRAP

THAT I'M SETTING UP
FOR THOSE MOSQUITOES.

IF I CAN GET BOTH
THIS REALLY ATTRACTIVE LIGHT

AND THIS REALLY
DELICIOUS-SMELLING CO2

IN THE SAME CONTAINER,

THE INSECTS WILL HOPEFULLY
JUST GO NUTS FOR IT.

AND WE'LL GET A BUNCH
OF THOSE MOSQUITOES IN THERE

AND AWAY FROM ME.

I'M PULLING OUT THIS FAN THAT WE
JUST GOT FROM THE COMPUTER HERE.

THIS'LL BE MY MAIN AIR PUMP.

THE FANS IN LAPTOPS ARE REALLY
NICE BECAUSE THE THIN PROFILE.

IT MAKES WHATEVER AIR IT'S
PUMPING TAKE A 90-DEGREE ANGLE.

SO I CAN PUT THIS ON MY FACE.

IT'LL SPIN.

MY CO2 IS PUSHED ALONG
THE TUBE BY MY LAPTOP FAN.

THERE'S THE SMOKE.
THERE'S SMOKE COMING.

IT'S ATTACHED TO
THE INSIDE OF MY MASK.

THAT BAMBOO KICKED MY ASS
ALL DAY.

BUT NOW I'VE TAMED IT.

I'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL SHELTER
OUT OF IT.

AND I'VE GOT DINNER.

IT'S KIND OF...

KIND OF LIKE A BITTER CARROT
IF YOU EAT IT RAW.

BUT WARMING IT UP A BIT,

MAYBE BREAKING DOWN
SOME OF THAT BITTERNESS,

MAKING IT TASTE
A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

THESE BAMBOO SHOOTS ARE FINALLY
GIVING MY BODY THE PROTEIN

IT'S BEEN NEEDING.

MANAGED TO GO PRETTY
MUCH THE WHOLE NIGHT,

GET SOME GOOD SHUT-EYE.

AND REALLY, THE MOSQUITOES
HAVEN'T BOTHERED ME.

I THINK THIS IS
HELPING OUT A LOT.

LOOK. WE'RE STILL GENERATING
SOME POWER, TOO.

THAT'S COOL TO SEE.

ONE OF THE ONLY DOWNSIDES
TO MAKING SUCH A NICE SHELTER

LIKE THIS...
IT'S REALLY HARD TO LEAVE.

I WISH I COULD JUST, YOU KNOW,
CHOP IT DOWN,

FLOAT ON OUT OF HERE WITH IT.

YOU KNOW,
WHICH GOT ME THINKING...

THIS CREEK IS GONNA HAVE
TO FLOW INTO BIGGER CREEKS

AND BIGGER CREEKS
UNTIL IT HITS RIVERS, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW, BASIC EARTH SCIENCE.

IF I KEEP FOLLOWING THIS,
HOPEFULLY...

[ ALARM BLARING ]

OH [BLEEP]

HOLY [BLEEP]!

CHARLIE WAS RIGHT
ABOUT FLASH FLOODS.

MY ALARM ONLY LASTED
A FEW SECONDS

BEFORE IT WAS WASHED AWAY.

BUT IT WAS ENOUGH.

WOW!

I BARELY GOT OUT OF THERE.

THIS IS CRAZY!

OH! IT JUST BOOM!

IT'S JUST MUD.

IT'S NOT EVEN REALLY
WATER ANYMORE.

LOOK AT THIS!

I GOT TO MOVE.

I BELIEVE IN FLOODS NOW.

IN THIS THICK JUNGLE
AWAY FROM THE RIVER,

I'M SAFER FROM FLASH FLOODS.

BUT MOVEMENT IS
JUST TOO SLOW.

I'LL NEVER MAKE IT
OUT OF HERE IN TIME.

JUNGLE, WHAT ARE WE DOING
TO EACH OTHER?

THIS IS DAY FOUR, MY LAST DAY
TO ESCAPE THE JUNGLE.

I WENT OFF-COURSE AND TRIED
TO CROSS THE BAMBOO FOREST,

WHICH LED ME TO A RIVER
THAT ALMOST KILLED ME.

BUT THIS RIVER MAY BE MY
ONLY ESCAPE ROUTE OUT OF HERE.

ANDY IS STARTING TO GO
INTO THE MAIN PART OF THE RIVER.

BUT NOT GOOD.
YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT'S BELOW.

THAT COULD BE BIG BRANCHES
AND TREES THAT MIGHT SNAG YOU.

IN FACT, THAT HAPPENED
TO SEVERAL PEOPLE.

AND THEY GOT TRAPPED
IN THE RIVER.

THE FLASH FLOOD'S GONE.

BUT IT CAN COME BACK ANY SECOND.
I KNOW THAT NOW.

I'M WORRIED IF IT...

LOOK, THERE'S
BASICALLY A WHOLE MESH ROOF

OVER MY HEAD THE ENTIRE TIME.

I'M WORRIED IF THE FLASH FLOOD
DOES COME THROUGH HERE,

IT'S JUST GONNA FILL UP.

AND I'M JUST GONNA GET CAUGHT
IN THESE STRAINERS.

LOOK.

EVERYWHERE YOU SEE,

IT'S JUST THIS HAU BUSH
AND THIS BAMBOO.

IT'S LIKE WALKING THROUGH
A FISHERMAN'S NET.

[ GROANS ] [BLEEP]

THESE ROCKS.

I'M SEEING THESE LITTLE STREAMS.

I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THIS MEANS

THE STREAM'S
GONNA GET BIGGER AND BIGGER.

AND THAT MEANS
IT'S GOT TO OPEN UP.

[BLEEP]

[BLEEP]

[BLEEP]

[BLEEP]

JUST GIVE ME A SECOND.

STUPID ROCK.

KEEP SMASHING MY FEET,

GETTING THEM CAUGHT
IN THESE ROCKS HERE.

NOW I'M SEEING THIS.

THERE'S ROCK WALL
ON BOTH SIDES OF ME.

I MADE MYSELF COME DOWN
BACK INTO THIS RIVER

'CAUSE I WAS STUCK IN THIS
TANGLED HAU BUSH EVERYWHERE.

BUT NOW I'M IN THE WORST
POSSIBLE PLACE I CAN BE.

THIS WATER'S
STILL NOT CLEAR.

AND THE FLOODING'S NOT
COMPLETELY OVER.

AND IF IT RISES AGAIN,
I'M TRAPPED.

I CAN'T GO TO THE ONE SIDE.
I CAN'T GO TO THE OTHER.

I CAN'T EVEN GO UP
'CAUSE THERE'S JUST VINES.

I'VE GOT TO COME UP
WITH A SMARTER, SAFER WAY

TO GET DOWN THIS RIVER.

IF I CAN'T WALK OUT OF HERE,

THEN I GUESS I'LL JUST HAVE
TO BUILD A RAFT AND FLOAT.

BUILDING IN THE WATER
IS GONNA MAKE IT A LOT EASIER

FOR ME NOT TO HAVE TO LIFT UP
AND LAUNCH A MASSIVE RAFT.

AND I CAN GET AROUND
THE STICKS A BIT EASIER

WHEN I'M TYING THEM.

THE BARK FROM THIS HAU BUSH
MAKES A GREAT NATURAL ROPE.

I CAN BIND THE LOGS FROM THE
HAU BUSH TOGETHER WITH IT.

AND IT ALL FLOATS
REALLY WELL, REALLY STURDY.

SITTING ON THIS RAFT WILL GIVE
MY INJURED LEG SOME REST.

BUT I'M WORRIED ABOUT HIDDEN
ROCKS RIPPING MY RAFT APART

AND WHERE THIS RIVER
WILL TAKE ME.

I'M LOOKING FOR THESE
LARGER PIECES

FOR THE TOP OF THE RAFT.

BUT I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT
THAT RAFT GETTING TORN APART

BY SOMETHING UNSEEN
UNDER THE WATER.

SO I'M THINKING ABOUT
TRYING TO MAKE DEPTH SENSORS

THAT ARE JUST GONNA BE KIND OF
LIKE LITTLE WHISKERS

ON THE FRONT OF MY RAFT.

MY WAY OUT HAS ALWAYS
BEEN THE COAST.

AND BEING ON THIS WIDER
PART OF THE RIVER,

I FEEL I'M GETTING CLOSE.

I JUST NEED MY RAFT TO MAKE IT
IN ONE PIECE.

THIS IS REALLY QUICK AND DIRTY.

I CAN MAKE A VERY SIMPLE SWITCH.

IF THIS IS THE FRONT
OF MY RAFT HERE,

IF THERE'S AN UNSEEN ROCK,
IT'LL BEND THIS.

SO IF I HIT SOMETHING
HALF A METER DOWN,

THAT WILL TRIGGER MY TWO SENSORS
THAT I HAVE HERE.

DANGER HITS, IT'LL PULL THIS.

ANOTHER THING THAT'S GOT ME
PRETTY WORRIED IS WATERFALLS.

SO I'M TRYING TO REALLY
QUICKLY THINK OF SOME WAY

TO DETECT A WATERFALL
WAY AHEAD OF TIME.

BUT I DON'T NECESSARILY NEED
SOMETHING THAT FAR AHEAD OF ME

IF I CAN GET SOMETHING
THAT GOES UP,

SEE WHAT'S COMING UP
SEVERAL METERS AHEAD OF ME.

A LOT OF PHONE CAMERAS,
IF YOU USE THE VOLUME BUTTONS,

IT'S A SHORTCUT
FOR TAKING A PICTURE.

IF I CLICK THIS BUTTON,
TAKE A PICTURE,

I'LL BE ABLE TO KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THE RIVER.

AND I CAN JUST KEEP
CHECKING AND CHECKING

TO MAKE SURE NO REALLY DRASTIC,
TERRIBLE THINGS

ARE ABOUT TO HAPPEN
TO ME AND MY LITTLE BOAT.

THIS THING'S BARELY FLOATING.

OKAY. I'M COOKIN'.

HOPEFULLY, I'LL BE OUT
OF THIS DANG JUNGLE SOON.

THIS RAFT IS KEEPING
MY INJURED LEG AWAY

FROM THE HIDDEN JAGGED ROCKS
IN THE RIVER.

BUT I'M MAKING IT DOWN.

AND I'M MAKING MORE PROGRESS

THAN I WAS CRAWLING
THROUGH THAT HAU BUSH.

SO THAT'S A POSITIVE.

SEE IF I CAN GET AROUND
THIS ROCK THAT'S UP TO MY RIGHT.

DO A QUICK SWEEP.

THIS IS GOING TOO FAST UP THERE.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO HOP OUT.

OH, THAT'S CRAZY.

SO, THE GOOD THING IS,
I DIDN'T GO DOWN THAT WATERFALL.

BUT EVEN BETTER THING IS,

I CAN SEE
A BIG OPENING DOWN THERE.

POWER LINES THIS CLOSE
TO THE COAST

MEANS CIVILIZATION.

I'M JUST GONNA MAKE MY WAY
DOWN THE SIDE

OF THIS CRAZY DEATH FALL.

AND THEN
I'M GETTING OUT OF HERE.

IT'S SO NICE TO ACTUALLY
BE ABLE TO WALK FREELY AGAIN.

Adams: SO, HOW YOU DOING?
ARE YOU OKAY, PHYSICALLY?

YEAH.
NO BROKEN BONES?

I JUST GOT...
I JUST GOT SHREDDED UP.

AND I EVEN MADE, LIKE,
THIS CRAZY THING.

WOW!
I SLEPT THE WHOLE NIGHT.

IT WAS AWESOME.
AND IT WORKED?

YEAH, IT WORKED.

YOU'RE TRIPPING
ME OUT, BRO.

THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS
TO DIE IN THERE.

BY THE FACT THAT YOU DID THIS
WITH JUST

THAT TECHNOLOGY YOU HAD,
THAT WAS LIKE...

IT'S RIDICULOUSLY GREAT.

THANKS, CHARLIE.

WELL, BACK
TO CIVILIZATION.

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